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Buried under a mountain of dick jokes and sweaty, hairy men, the one shining go-to for laughs in Universal Studios' "Funny People" was supporting actress Leslie Mann. No stranger to the boys' club, Mann is a graduate of the "Apatow School"

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R&B singer Rihanna was praised for her "courage and honesty" as she was named Glamour magazine's "Woman of the Year" in New York on Monday night.

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Although 30 Rock and Mad Men dominated the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night, it's the fashion that fans talk about the most the following day. Check out part 2 of the Emmy fashion spectacular after the jump...

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/09/18/the_61st_emmy_awards_who_should_win_and_ Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:44:36 EST Entertainment News 138062@http://www.starpulse.com/news You may have forgotten since there is about a 47-month lull between the nomination announcements and the actual awards ceremony, but the Primetime Emmy Awards are coming to

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Eternally optimistic small town park director Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) spent the first season of NBC's "Parks and Recreation" working to transform a vast garbage-filled trench known as "the pit" into a family-friendly green space. Much like Leslie's steering committee, "Parks" has its own work ahead if it hopes to avoid falling into its own pit of TV oblivion.

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"Baby Mama" star Amy Poehler (1971)

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For some actors, it is hard to make the crucial transition into film as a television star. Especially if you are typecast as a certain character and most people can't think of you as anyone else

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/16/emmy_nomination_surprises_snubs_and_shou Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:17:21 EST Entertainment News 130496@http://www.starpulse.com/news To paraphrase Ned Flanders, apparently an Emmy nomination is easier to get than an acceptance letter from Arizona State.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/16/will_arnett_lends_his_voice_to_new_fox_c Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:17:00 EST Entertainment News 118475@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) — "My PEANUT butter! ... my PEAnut butter! ... MYYYY peanut butter!" At full throttle, Will Arnett was pushing out one version, then another, of a line from his script.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/08/parks_and_recreation_thumbs_up_or_down_w Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:02:02 EST Entertainment News 117503@http://www.starpulse.com/news Get ready for the series premiere of Parks and Recreation this Thursday. Check out these preview videos to get a taste of Amy Poehler in her role as Leslie Knope,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/30/slideshow_kids_choice_awards_who_are_the Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:39:06 EST Entertainment News 116058@http://www.starpulse.com/news Many celebrities turned out on Saturday night for Nickelodeon's 2009 "Kids' Choice Awards" (see the winners here!) Take a look at our photo slideshow, and tell us who you think looked the best

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/07/arrested_development_cast_where_are_they Sat, 07 Mar 2009 11:35:06 EST Entertainment News 112819@http://www.starpulse.com/news The family that chicken dances together, stays together. With the February 24 announcement that Michael Cera - the lone holdout - had finally signed on for the long-rumored Arrested Development movie,

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/16/nbc_announces_30_rock_the_office_renewal Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:00:21 EST Entertainment News 108125@http://www.starpulse.com/news UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) - NBC is renewing Tina Fey's "30 Rock" for the 2009-10 season, along with "The Office" and "The Biggest Loser."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/15/back_briefly_amy_poehler_bids_snl_viewer Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:48:59 EST Entertainment News 106058@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) — Amy Poehler is officially exiting "Saturday Night Live" this time. Less than two months after giving birth to son Archie, she made a surprise return last week

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/09/former_hollywood_has_beens_turn_it_aroun_2008 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:54:00 EST Entertainment News 105570@http://www.starpulse.com/news Who woulda thunk it? After downward spirals, former Hollywood pariahs Britney Spears, Mickey Rourke and Robert Downey Jr. managed to turn it around this year.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/04/er_to_end_its_lengthy_run_march_12_nbc_s Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:49:04 EST Entertainment News 105137@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - NBC says "ER" will treat its last patients during a two-hour series finale set to air March 12.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/02/saturday_night_live_post_election Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:04:33 EST Entertainment News 104949@http://www.starpulse.com/news Saturday Night Live is not funny. Some of the skits are funny, some, but the show as a whole is not. The former meter of comedic excellence has not so much stepped away from the glory days

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/26/the_10_most_thankful_celebrities_of_2008 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:35:17 EST Entertainment News 104524@http://www.starpulse.com/news Picture it: Pumpkin pie, green bean casserole, a bird with all the trimmings with family around the table, watching sports or playing board games. Don't forget to dish out gold medals, divorce decrees, box-office history and custody battles.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/10/spotlight_on_comedic_couples Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:32:38 EST Entertainment News 103162@http://www.starpulse.com/news Who digs funny couples? Not the awkward, laughing-at-you kind that might be clueless or socially weird but the legitimately engaging, entertaining and hilarious ying and yang of Mr. & Mrs. Whomever.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/04/highlights_from_saturday_night_live_s_pr Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 102716@http://www.starpulse.com/news Check out these highlights from Monday night's Saturday Night Live "Presidential Bash"! Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin joined Tina Fey, Darrell Hammond, Fred Armisen, Amy Poehler

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/04/undecided_this_election_vote_for_comedy Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:41:49 EST Entertainment News 102685@http://www.starpulse.com/news Political humor has always been a mainstay of stand-up, late night, and sitcom writers. And the ratings always skyrocket in the year of a Presidential election, thanks to gaffes and guest appearances (and sometimes we’re lucky enough to have a few candidates with a sense of humor).

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